The federal government resumed the practice of capital punishment after a 17-year hiatus in July 2020. Thirteen people were executed under the Trump administration over the span of seven months.

The resumption of executions is notably out of step with the progress much of the United States has made toward abolishing capital punishment. Ten states have abolished the death penalty since the federal government’s last executions in 2003, and public support for the practice is at a historic low.

The Jan. 2020 inauguration of President Joe Biden marked the first time in U.S. history that a presidential administration was openly opposed to capital punishment. President Biden, a Catholic, spoke publicly in favor of death penalty abolition throughout his campaign and loudly condemned the Trump administration’s hasty and unnecessary backslide into executions.

Today, CMN encourages Catholics and all people of goodwill to urge President Biden to make good on his anti-death penalty promises and honor the sanctity of human life. Learn how you can take action below.

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The federal government resumed the practice of capital punishment after a 17-year hiatus in July 2020. Thirteen people were executed under the Trump administration over the span of seven months.

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